Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Rafer Students Make All-State Symphonic Band and Fresno Madera County Honor Band
Brianna Linder, a 7th grade student at Rafer Johnson Jr. High School, made the All-State Symphonic Band, which is the top band for her instrument (trumpet). This is a huge accomplishment and everyone is very excited. The conference will be held in Fresno this year on February 22. Next year it moves back to San Jose. It will be a free concert should anyone who wish to attend.
Brianna also made 1st chair in the Fresno Madera County Honor Band. There were two other students that made the bands as well. Lana Drincic on clarinet (3rd chair honor band) and Mikayla Peters on trumpet (4th chair Honor Orchestra). We are very excited for all of them. Thank you for supporting the music department.
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
ACSA Region IX Administrators of the Year
Congratulations to our district’s ACSA Region IX Administrators of the Year for being selected to receive the
following awards:
Melanie Sembritzki
Central Office Administrator
Laura North
Middle Grades Principal
Shirley Esau
Elementary Principal
Melanie, Laura, and Shirley, will be
recognized at the ACSA Region IX Award Night on Monday, February 23,
2015.
If you see Melanie, Laura, and
Shirley, please congratulate them for these well-deserved awards.
Thank you.
This Viking Will Not Go Down Without a Fight!
Please read this story about a heroic Kingsburg Viking.
Jose Manuel Valencia is starting a journey that he and his
family never expected. His journey is one that no teenager should have to
experience.
Jose is a junior at Kingsburg High School. He is a friend to many. He has played for the Viking's football team for his 3 years in high school and was named to the ALL STAR team his sophomore year.
Jose is the youngest son of 5 children of a very tight-knit family. His twin, Carlos, is his best friend. The two have a sense of humor between them that is their own. The family loves to go camping, and spend time near the rivers and lakes just hanging out and spending time together. Jose's positive outlook on life is contagious.
During the last few football games, Jose sat on the sidelines because he had suffered a leg injury during practice. His family became concerned when the pain from his leg spread to his back and shoulders.
An initial doctor's appointment showed no apparent injury. But after Jose continued to have excruciating pain and noticeable weight loss, and started missing days of school because of it, the doctors decided to run an MRI. This is where Jose's normal teenage life took an unexpected turn into the journey he is on today.
The image showed that Jose's body was under attack by his biggest opponent ever. Stage 4 Ewing Sarcoma. This cancer of the bones occurs most typically in children and in teenagers. Stage 4 of this cancer means that is has already spread to various areas of his body and is not in one central area.
Because it has spread, surgery for removal is not an option. The chemo treatments will be ongoing and aggressive because the cancer has spread throughout his body, Jose has received his first round of chemo and is scheduled to continue the treatments for the next few weeks. He has lost a lot of weight and the treatments make him very nauseous.
He is a very proud young man, positive and upbeat, and wants his friends and family to know that he's going to beat this opponent as well.
He is currently at Valley Children's in Madera. The hospital is working with Stanford on a plan for the treatments so the family is hoping to stay here locally rather than transferring to another hospital. The family would appreciate any donations to help with unexpected expenses.
This Viking will not go down without a fight!
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Roosevelt Elementary School - January 2015
Read-a-ThonJanuary 30, 2015
It is time to get ready
for the …Roosevelt
READ-A-THON!
The Read-A-Thon is our only school
sponsored fundraiser for the year! All
money raised will be used for purchasing items for students such as technology,
curriculum, playground equipment, etc.
We are asking for any donations that can be
used for the student prize drawing! We
will take any NEW items that you feel a first grade child would like. Some ideas are toys, footballs, soccer balls,
books, coloring books with crayons, etc. They even love gift certificates to ice cream
or fast food restaurants around town. No
item is too small as we have grouped things together in the past to make a nice
prize!
We will take anything you would
like to donate and will accept them beginning now and up to the day of the
Read-A-Thon, January 30th. We look forward to this
event and will keep you informed as we move closer to the big day.J
Character Trait of the Month: Fairness
I am happy to report we have been
seeing students displaying good character at Roosevelt! As you know, we have been honoring their
efforts as students have been receiving “Caught with Character” tickets and
have been entered in weekly drawings!
Once a name is drawn, the students are able to come to the office and
select a special prize from the parent club sponsored treasure box! I must say, it is such a joy to see the
excitement in our students as they proudly share the Character trait they
displayed in order to receive a ticketJ
Way to go Students!!
Parent ClubSee’s Candy Fundraiser Results!
On
behalf of the students and staff of Roosevelt, I would like to thank our
families for their efforts in selling See’s Candy and raising funds that will
be used for all of our students! As a
school we challenged ourselves to raise $3,000.
We managed to bring in $4,950!!! Way
to go Roughriders! J
Reagan Elementary School - January 2015
Santa Lucia Parade
On Saturday, December 6, Mr. Grinch and Whoville
residents rode through downtown Kingsburg as part of the Santa Lucia
parade. The float, put together by our very own Miss Sutton and
Mrs. Armstrong, won first place in its division. Reagan students made up the Whoville
residents and did a great job in dressing up and participating in this
important event. It was a great evening
where all the entries looked great and the weather couldn’t have been better. We would like to thank the parents of our students
who rode on the float for allowing their student to participate, the students,
themselves, for assisting us as the Whoville residents, Mr. Darling for
providing us the truck and trailer from WildWood, and last but not least, Miss
Sutton and Mrs. Armstrong for spending countless hours planning, creating, and
putting our float together. You two did
an amazing job and we are grateful for all of your hard work.
Upcoming Events
·
Jan 16—Turkey
Trot Limo Lunch
·
Jan 16—Turkey
Trot Ice Cream Sundaes
·
Jan 19—Martin Luther
King, Jr. birthday
·
Jan 20—SSC
Meeting
·
Jan 20—ELAC
Meeting
·
Jan 22—Turkey
Trot Dunk Tank
·
Jan
23—Basketball vs. Wilson
·
Jan 27—Parent
Technology Workshop 5:45 p.m. English
7:00 p.m. Spanish
·
Jan
30—Basketball @ Garfield
Washington Elementary School - January 2015
Santa Lucia Parade
52 Washington and
Washington Preschool students rode on the Clifford float for the Santa Lucia
parade, which received 2nd place in the float competition sponsored
by Kingsburg Rotary. A special thank you
to the parents that assisted in the preparation and construction of the float
(Jason & Melissa Troxell, Chris Wiest, Corrine Cano, Hayley Sawatzky and all
those that showed up the morning of December 6).
Christmas Programs
The Christmas
performances were a great success. The
children enjoyed performing for Dad, Mom, Grandparents and Siblings.
Spell-A-Thon
Our annual
Spell-A-Thon is January 22, 2015. We sent
home a notice requesting student prizes and parent assistance. Thank you for your support. We will continue to receive donations until January
21. More Spell-A-Thon information will
be sent home at the beginning of January.
Lincoln Elementary School - January 2015
Scholastic Book Fair
The annual book fair will be held from January 26 to January 30 at Lincoln. It will be open each day from 8:15 - 3:00 in Room 57. Books, as well as software, posters, pencils, and many other items will be available. Cash, checks made out to Lincoln School, and credit cards will be accepted. Parent Night will be held on January 27 from 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. This is the only fundraiser the library has, and each year they are able to add many new books to their collection through the proceeds from the book fair. Thank you for your support. See you at the Book Fair!
Character Trait of the Month
Fairness is the Character Trait of the Month. Fair students play by the rules, take turns and share, are open-minded, and listen to others. We all know life isn't fair, but Lincoln students can be!
Hour of Code
December 8-12, Lincoln third grade classes participated in the "Hour of Code" project. This was a one-hour introduction to computer science, designed to demystify code and show how anyone can learn the basics. The worldwide goal was for tens of millions of students to participate in celebration of Computer Science Education Week. The students loved it and were very engaged in the project.
Central Valley Home School News - January 2015
Ancestry Project
A few of the CVHS families recently participated in an opportunityto learn about their roots. Students researched the history and traditions of the country from which their ancestors originated. They also interviewed relatives to hear the stories about when and why they emigrated. Students made display boards and culminated the project by presenting at Woodward Park Public Library.
National School Choice Week
January 25-31 is National School Choice Week. In honor of school choice week, CVHS will hold a special assembly on January 28. Randel McGee and his puppet, Groark, will delight both students and parents.
Misti Jennings invites you to the official dance of the National School Choice week. The song is "Rather Be" by Clean Bandit and can be downloaded on Itunes, Spotify, Pandora, or Amazon, and the video tutorial for the dance is located on YouTube titled, "NSCW 2015 Official Dance." Misti would love to have a group dance immediately following the assembly.
Read to Succeed Program
CVHS is partcipating in this program through Six Flags. Students who participate in recreational reading a minimum of 6 hours by March 3, 2015, will receive a free ticket to Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo!
Friday, January 9, 2015
Employees of the Year
Congratulations to the Employees of the Year
for the 2014-15 School Year:
Classified Employee of the Year: Sandra Torosian
Administrator of the Year: Matt Stovall
Thank you to Bev, Matt, and Sandra for their commitment to our district and making differences in the lives of students, staff, and the community. The work they do is truly appreciated!
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